Basketball stars Malik Beasley and Ed Davis among suspects charged in plot to bet on NBA games

Former NBA players Malik Beasley and Ed Davis have been charged by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York on June 29, 2026, in connection with an alleged illegal sports betting scheme. They are accused alongside four co-conspirators — William Brown, Robert Gorodetsky, Ernesto Plascencia, and NBA player agent Paolo Zamorano — of bribing Beasley to manipulate his on-court performance in multiple games. Prosecutors allege the group used that insider information to profit through illegal betting activity.